Emma's Daycare

"We had attended other childcare facilities and toured quite a few places, so I have some experience to base my assessment on. Everything you read in the other reviews is true. The meals are home cooked and healthy. The teachers are caring and supportive. Emma has in place a well-rounded curriculum that includes structured activities, academic readiness, and social emotional learning. The environment is fun, warm, and incredibly vibrant. There are lots of activities, birthday parties, and holiday celebrations. The parent community is wonderful. The list goes on and on. It's abundantly clear that Emma and Po Po have a genuine love for the kids, and truthfully they were a real ally to us as parents. Every day I dropped off my son, I felt secured in the knowledge that he would come home well fed and hydrated, that he washed his hands and went to potty when he needed to, and that he learned something new and cool. Every day I picked up, I got a detailed report about his days with lots of cool tidbits, which, frankly, you can hope for but not expect in group care situations. Emma taught my son the full alphabet, how to write (in English AND Chinese), how to ride a bike (without training wheels). She even got him to hold the pen correctly with a tripod grasp when I tried and failed repeatedly. We moved pretty far away while attending Emma's, but for a whole year we drove through soul-crushing traffic to send our son to her. And we are not the only family that does that. Why? Because it's worth it. Because so rarely you find someone who is not only great at what they do, but they love it and treat it with personal, genuine care like it's a part of their life. When you find that, you hang onto it with your dear life."

"My daughter attended this daycare for a little over a year. It’s Chinese immersion, staff is bilingual. They’re all very nice and Emma is great. My daughter enjoyed the school and her friends. Outdoor space is really nice. If indoor napping area was a little bigger and perhaps they could provide video access to parents to check on kids on real-time, I’d give it 5stars. ( though I’m probably a tough critic). We’re very grateful for Emma."

"Our eldest daughter graduated recently and we couldn't have been more happy with the progress she made here. Emma is a caring and thoughtful educator. She not only helped reinforce our daughter's Mandarin, but also taught the kids social skills like sharing, cooperation, and independence. The play yard is filled with unique, homemade gadgets and more than enough toys and structures to keep the kids occupied. They are always bringing home arts and craft projects and they even memorized a classic Chinese poem at one point. The schedule is flexible and the food is healthy and, since it's a small day care, there is a nice sense of community among the parents. Being small also means that Emma can give feedback about how each kid is doing. Our youngest daughter is currently enrolled here so we look forward to a few more years with Emma's Day Care!"

"Before starting at Emma's Day Care, my toddler son attended a Montessori school and every morning was a fight to get him into class. So we were very anxious when he started at Emma's. But on that first day, he just waltzed right in as if he was going to his auntie's house. Since then, we haven't had one day when he didn't want to go to school. Emma and her staff are creative, and loving teachers for our son and have supported our family, throughout the ups and downs of the pandemic. She has good COVID safety protocols in place. She provides healthy meals which is a huge stress-reliever. Her house is a warm environment, with lots of creative activities. She is constantly tinkering and building new colorful playsets for the kids to climb on. Birthdays, holidays and Chinese New Year are events to look forward to. She shoots great photos of the kids and goes above and beyond on arts and crafts. My son just graduated and was so proud from the graduation ceremony they put together. Emma and her family speak Cantonese and Mandarin. My son loved singing the Chinese songs he learned. 

Even though my son is now in kindergarten, Emma has been flexible enough to allow my son back for aftercare in the afternoon. We have all been so grateful for all her help throughout these years."

"SO lucky to have found Emma's! Best decision we have ever made! My child just graduated to kindergarten recently from Emma's, after being there for 3 1/2 years, and my younger one is currently going there. My husband and I could not be happier with the care our children have received by Emma, her mother, and their other teachers. I also love that Emma takes beautiful pictures of the kids throughout the day for parents to see all the fun activities the kids have done! They have hot meals, (my kids go crazy for Po Po's fried rice!) and a wonderful schedule and activities and learning based on the child's age. My children have advanced so much here, socially, academically, and about the Chinese culture/language. And my kindergartner was more than prepared to start school! We truly feel like everyone at Emma's genuinely loves our children like they are their own, and know that they are in amazing hands during the day. We could not imagine anyone else watching the kids! The kids have always been so excited each morning to go, and don't want to leave in the afternoon, and miss Emma's on long breaks! I would recommend Emma's Daycare to anyone 100% !!!"